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White fish lay in brown murky water nearby an abandoned shrimp net. In Chilika Lake, active shrimp pens and abandoned nets trap sediment and kill juvenile fish.
Abandoned shrimp nets
Illustration of a purse seine, with net extended.
Purse Seine
Illustration of a Benthic Otter Trawl net
Benthic Otter Trawl
Illustration of a benthic trawler
Benthic Trawler
Illustration of benthic trawling
Benthic Trawling
Fishing net
Fishing net
Collecting plankton along the Patuxent River
Plankton collection
These weights are towed apart from each other from behind a boat, keeping fishing nets open. When hoisted back on board, the net closes and can be hauled in.
Fishing net trap door
Plankton net tows behind a ship, collecting samples in the jar at the end of the net.
Plankton net
Illustration of ghost net
Ghost net
Illustration of oyster farming
Oyster farming
Illustration of oyster farming
Oyster farming 2
Illustration of trawler boat
Trawler boat
Illustration of prawn trawler
Prawn trawler
Illustration of trawler boat
Trawler boat 2

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